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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/8/7 |
Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George William Lindsey, aged 52, Miner at [colliery not stated], relating to an Industrial Accident |
Date | 1951 |
Description | Date of birth: 01/07/1899 Marital status: Married Address: 12 Bishops Walk, Church Warsop, Mansfield Type of injury: Injury - eye Description of accident: While repairing tub road a nail flew from hammer block and struck the eye Further information: Because of the accident - a 'severe perforating injury' - the eye was enucleated and an artificial eye fitted. Disablement assessment started at 50 per cent and was reduced which prompted the appeal. Lindsey wrote: 'I appeal against my disablement pension being reduced to 40 per cent as I consider that I have suffered a greater loss of faculty both socialy and industrialy.' The Tribunal findings included: 'The injury is assessed according to standards laid down. [...] If later on the other eye gives trouble, he can alwasy ask for another Medical Board; but at present his only complaint of the other eye is the need for glasses'. |
Extent | 1 file |
Level | File |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |